Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-10
G. A. r. rally Saturday.
Cabbage at Kaub & Smith s.

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Come to the great Northwest
Town property is on the boom.
Come to Colby Saturday. Feb. 18th.
Large demand for tenement houses
The spring boom is now being felt.
All turn out to the campfire Saturday
The depot will be begun soon in Colby
The grade is completed now into Colby
Three hack lines from Colby to Eustis
VIM. H. Reed is Sheriff Williams dep
uty.
If you want insurance, see Frank Pin
gree.
Read the Brick Stores mammoth ad
| this week.
The name of Leoti postoffice is changed
to ''BOnasa."
T. p. Chambers surveyors instruments
have come.
Frank Pingree will insure you cheaper
than anyone.
Build brick school house this spring.
Talk it up.
There is now heavy travel between
Colby and Eustis.
County Sheriff Witham is serving tax
warrants now.
Justice N j. Adams is fitting up his Of
flee in fine shape.
The railroad land is going faster than
expected by most.
County Attorney Willcoxon went to
Oberlin Wednesday.
Everybody talking about Thomas vot-
ing railroad bonds.
Great interest is now being manifested
in our city schools.
Communications crowded out for want
of space this week.
No one ever left Colby without saying
a good word for her.
When city lott sell so fast now. how
will it be in the spring.
The chautauqua circle was held at Mr..
Ferguson's this week.
The postoffice block in Hastings, Neb..
burned down last Friday.
The boom to Kansas this season will be
greater than ever before.
Gutenberg is the name of the last new
town in st. John county.
The building in Colby will be on scale
unheard of before this spring.
Plenty of land cheap in Thomas coun-
ty. Now is the time to buy.
The railroad bonds carried in Ottawa
county by majority of 93S.
Another lot of that extra quality Den
yer cabbage at Kaub & Smiths.
Mems shirts. over seventy five differ
ent styles, at the Brick Store.
Preaching at Max Giese's residence,
Wednesday, February 23d, 81.
Best California Evergreen Broom Corn
Seed for sale at the Brick Store.
Many have lately been in this city
looking after business locations.
10 car loads of new steel rails reached
Oakley yesterday for Colby Branch.
Misses Lizzie and Sarah Wilson. of
Oakley, were up to this city Tuesday.
Atwood says she will have the Rock
Island and U. P, besides the B. s. NJ
Harry Davis was initial d into the first
degree of l. o. o. F. Tuesday evening.
John A. Walker has exclusive control
of the Colby & Oakley stage line now.
We hear that another bank will be
started soon as state investment bank.
Our tea department cannot be excelled
1.-The Pride of Japan" uncolOred so cts.
per lb. KAUB & SMITH.
1t will pay you to see Frank Picgree if
you want reliable insurance on your farm
property.
Born. on Feb. Z. 1887, to Mr.. and Mrs.
W. T. Logan, boy, DR.. c. H. Martin at
tending.
d. n. Hamilton, formerly of Edgar,
Neb, is now on claim southwest of
Colby.
c. Vail and Geo. Vancleave took pol
icy in the Kansas Farmers with Frank
Pingree.
More travelling statesmen here this
month than ever before. II shOwSWhere
the business is.
Ed Hall was offered 81 600 for the cor
ner lot opposite the Newell House. and
refused it of course.
Large railroad building in western
Kansas this summer is sure to boom all
the towns. particularly Colby.
Several have remarked to us that the
building of new brick school house is
the best thing to be done. Talk it up.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Linus Spaeth. q
girl, on Jan. 29th 1887. The old settlers
are keeping up with the new properly
Sam Yousse's damage suit against the
B. & NJ. R. r. in Nebraska was contin-
ued till May. on account of absence of
material Witnesses.